The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-10-14
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How 20 Get Rich

In answer to a request Of the Boston
HcyrW to write some practical hints for
young men on the requirement of
wealth, Gen. Benz. +. Butler responds
us follows:
A difficult task is set me, as circum-
stances under which young men com
mence life are so widely varied. But |
think that more Young men fail in the
investment Of what they earn or receive
than in any other way to acquire prop
crtv. The temptation to speculate are
so great. and the desire to become sud
denly rich so strong, that [ believe
eight out of ten, if not more, Of young
men are wrecked at the very beginning.
!fa Young man is earning something
more than the expense Of his living,
and has no object in view, he is likely
either to increase those expenses care
lcsSly or to loan his money to his friends,
and in so dong in the majority of eases
he will lose both friends and money.
SO that the best thing that be can do is
to have an object, gather up his mon
cy. and to have Il call for it which shall
be Il profitable one. He makes no in
vestment because he says, 81 have got
so little money that It won't come to
ANYTHING. | will wait until | get
more :" and in waiting, generally
what he has goes.
When 4 young man has Il very little
money, let him buy some property,
preferably 4 piece, however small, ac
cording to his means, of improved real
estate that is paying rent. He had
better buy it when sold at auction, un
der Il judicial sele, paying in cash what
he can. giving his notes for the balance
in small sums coming due at frequently
recurring intervals, secured by a mort
gage on the property, and then use all
his extra income in paying up those
notes. 1t is always safe to discount
Your own note, and if the notes come
little too fast, us soon rs he gets any
thing paid his friends will aid him
when he is putting his money where it
cannot be lost, and where the property
is taking care of the interest, and in Il
very short time he will find that he has
got very considerable investment. He
will soon become interested in it, save
his money to meet his notes, and he
Will directly come into a considerable
possession ofproperty, and hardly know
how it came to him. That is, he will
have had Il motive for saving, and will
get the result Of that saving, and will
not be tempted to enter into specu'ations
Nothing is so safe for an investment as
improved real estate. Nothing is likely
TO grow in value faster. In the last so
years 90 per cent. Of all the merchants
and traders in Boston have failed. In
the last 30 Years 90 per cent. of all the
business corporations have failed or
gone out of business. so that their stock
has been wiped out In the last 80
Years all the improved real estate on the
average has paid its interest and taxes
and quadrupled in value. If young
mans father can give him anything TO
start him in the world, he had better
invest it in that way and let it accnmu-
late and earn his living, and he will be
richer than if he had gone into bust
ness. Jaw Gould is said to have started
from Il mouse trap seller to become 4
millionaire. Assuming that to be true.
he is only one of G0,000.0o0 Of people:
and if any Young man thinks that he
is going to initiate Jay Gould, there are
| GO.0OO.0 900 chances to one that he won't
succeed
The rue | would lav down for
Young man Is. never do il mean thing
for money. BE prudent and saving Of
your money. BE careful to have no in
-terest account running against you,
unless YOU have an equal or greater in
tcrcst account running in Your favor.
Work diligently, and You are sure ola
competency in your old age: and us
early as possible, if you can, find a
saving, prudent girl who has been
brought up by Il mother who knows
how f. take care Of Il house: and make
Il wife Of h.. She will aid, and not
! nd ynI.
| claim Ii, originality in this advice,